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Bio-based IndustriesJoint Undertaking
BBI JU Call 2020 info day (LT)
Dieter BRIGITTA
Project Officer
6 May 2020
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform
1. EU R&I funding programmes
• R&I
– From research (more on laboratory level)…
– …to innovation (closer to market)
• EU funding programme
– NOT based on local, country-specific needs
– EU-wide focus
– Specific proposal eligibility criteria
(e.g. most* proposals: min. 3 independent organisations from 3 different member states or associated countries)
* For RIAs & IAs; CSAs can have only 1 beneficiary
2. Types of action / projects
1 2
3
3. Three main evaluation criteria
Impact
Excellence
Implementation
Impact Impact
4. ‘Open to the World’
• All organisations can participate…
• …but not all organisations are automatically eligible for funding
• Terminology
– EU countries
– Associated countries (16)
– Developing countries
– Industrialised countries and emerging economies
• H2020 online manual, international cooperation section
5. IT environment
• Funding & Tendering Opportunities Portal
– (Previously called ‘Participant Portal’)
– Since BBI JU’s start (Call 2014)
– Find calls & partners, register organisations, submit
proposals,…
• Terminology & help: google ‘Horizon 2020 online manual’
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform
1. Funding focus
• Horizon 2020: broad focus
– R&I funding for health, space, transport, environment,…
– Different (sub)programmes…
– …both ‘Top-down’ (list of topics) and ‘Bottom-up’ (‘define your
own R&I topic) programmes
• BBI JU: specific focus…
– …on bio-based industries (in all their diversity)
– 1 programme, 1 set of rules
– ‘Top-down’ (list of topics)…with bottom-up influences
Industry
-driven
2a. The BBI JU annual cycle
Strategic level: SIRA
Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda
guiding document developed by BIC
+ Scientific Committee
+ States Representatives Group
Operational Level
Annual Work Plan
Drafting – Approval – Supporting
Call for proposals
(RIAs, IAs, CSAs)
Publication &
Implementation
Portfolio management
Reporting – monitoring
Dissemination – comm.
2b. The BBI JU annual cycle
Dec
Apr
• Publication of ‘topic texts’
Sept • Call closes
Oct-
Nov
• Evaluation
Dec• Results to applicants
• Call opens
4
3. Types of action / projects
1 2
3
4. Funding percentages
Action TRL (1) Duration BBI JU funding %
CSA n/a 1-3y100%(2)
RIA 3-5 Up to 4y
IA-DEMO 6-74-5y 70%(3)
IA-Flagship 8
(1) TRL = Technology Readiness Level (value 1-9; higher TRL = closer to
market)
(2) However: de facto no (0%) BBI JU funding for large enterprises
(3) Non-profit beneficiaries / linked third parties may be reimbursed at
100%
5. BBI JU-specific evaluation subcriteria
• Although the 3 main evaluation criteria (Excellence,
impact, implementation) are the same…
• …the previously mentioned differences with Horizon 2020
have been translated into (some) BBI JU-specific
evaluation subcriteria
• More information: see ‘how to write a good BBI JU
proposal’ part
BBI JU: focused & linked with Horizon 2020
• Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) developing
sustainable and
competitive bio-based
industries in Europe
• Partners:
- European Union (via EC)
- Bio-based Industries
Consortium (BIC)
• Mission: to implement, under Horizon 2020 rules, the Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda (SIRA) developed by the industry and validated by the EC.
www.bbi-europe.eu
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform
Call 2020 key figures
• Call timing (tentative)– Call opening: 15 Apr 2020
– Call closure: 3 Sept 2020, 17:00 CET
– Results to applicants: End of Dec 2020 – mid Jan 2021 (tentative)
– GA Signature: By 2 May 2021 (Call closure + 8 months)
• Budget
Type of Action # topics Budget (€ million) Extra
RIA 5 22
DEMO 4 28
Flagship 3 47 (15+16+16) 1 budget line / topic
CSA 4 5 Max. 1 project / topic
Total 16 102
Call 2020: strategic orientations vs. topics
PROCESS
PRODUCTS
MARKET
UPTAKE
FEEDSTOCK
Supply chain hurdles of residual waste
streams; biogenic gaseous carbon; lignin;
MSW; aquatic sources to food ingredients
Enabling technologies; integral
fractionation; recycle composites; extract
bioactive compounds; upscale bio-based
platform molecule production
Coatings; packaging solutions
Access to finance; insight on emerging
technologies; create / interlink bio-based
education centres; underexploited circular
bioeconomy
S1-4
R5, D4
R1-4, D3
D1-2, F1-F3
TOPICS
Call 2020 - RIAs
Feedstock /
Process
R1 – Use enabling technologies to improve feedstock availability and sustainability
for the bio-based industry
R2 – Develop integral fractionation of lignocellulose to produce components for
high-value applications
R3 – develop bio-based solutions to recycle composites
R4 – extract bioactive compounds from new, underexploited and/or recalcitrant
residual bio-based streams for high-value applications
Products R5 – improve the sustainability of coatings
Market uptake /
Call 2020 - DEMOs
Feedstock
D1 – resolve supply-chain hurdles for turning residual waste streams into
functional molecules for food and/or nonfood market applications
D2 – use biogenic gaseous carbon to increase feedstock availability for the industry
Process D3 – upscale the production of bio-based platform molecules for larger market
applications
Products D4 – demonstrate superior bio-based packaging solutions with minimal environmental
damage
Market uptake /
Call 2020 - Flagships
Feedstock
F1 – Valorise the organic fraction of municipal solid waste through an integrated
biorefinery at commercial level
F2 – Turn lignin into materials and chemicals for highend applications
F3 – Produce food ingredients with high nutritional value from aquatic sources
Process /
Products /
Market uptake /
Note: a dedicated budget line per Flagship topic
• F1: € 15 million
• F2: € 16 million
• F3: € 16 million
Call 2020 - CSAs
Feedstock /
Process /
Products /
Market uptake
S1 – Help start-ups and spin-offs to gain access to finance
S2 – Provide insight on emerging technologies for biobased value chains
S3 – Create and interlink bio-based education centres to meet industry’s needs of skills and competences
S4 – Expand circular economy to include the underexploited circular bioeconomy
Note:
• Although all CSA topics fall under the same budget line (total: € 5 million)…
• …max. 1 CSA project can be funded per topic
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform
Proposal submission & evaluation
• Proposal submission
– Similar to Horizon 2020
– Horizon 2020 online manual,
dedicated section (find a call,
find partners, register an organisation, submit a proposal)
– Dedicated presentations, recorded during 22 Apr 2020 info day,
available on https://www.bbi-europe.eu/events/bbi-ju-info-day-
2020
• Evaluation: practical tips & tricks in the next part (« How
to write a good proposal? »)
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform
BBI JU evaluation principles (1/2)
• Horizon 2020 methodology
– 3 main evaluation criteria: Excellence, Impact, Implementation
– Scoring: 5 points per criterion, max. score = 15/15
– Each main criterion: different evaluation subcriteria
– Differences per type of action (CSA, RIA, IA)
• BBI JU-specific subcriteria
– Although the same main criteria and all H2020 subcriteria are applicable…
– …BBI JU also uses some specific subcriteria
BBI JU evaluation principles (2/2)
• Central role of expert-evaluators
– BBI JU coordinates / moderates evaluations…
– …but external experts evaluate proposals:
• First individually / remotely
• Then collectively / in Brussels
– BBI JU topics & proposals are often very diverse / broad…
– …so a ‘big’ and ‘broad’ group of experts is needed
• ‘big’: 5 experts / proposal (legally: min. 3 required)
• ‘broad’: diverse expertise needed (science, business, project
management,…)
How to write a good BBI JU proposal?
• Call 2016-2019 Brussels info days
– « Think like / write for an evaluator »
– Try to put yourself in the position of an evaluator:• Which information would you need to check if the proposal ‘ticks all the
boxes’, i.e. is in line with the (whole) topic text?
• How can you best structure this information…?
• …taking into account the:
– proposal template
– page limits (50p for CSAs, 70p for RIA/IA)?
• This presentation:
– Frequently voiced comments from experts during past evaluations…
– …and how to proactively solve them
« This part is written in a (too) vague / broad way »
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
/
Impact
Dissemination, exploitation,
communication plans, IPR
management
• Be specific (e.g. which conferences / journals?)
• Use quantification if relevant (amount of videos, newsletters,…)
• Explicitly mention / describe IPR management
Implementation
• Management structures /
procedures
• Risk & innovation
management
• Be specific; don’t overuse ‘this will be further defined in the consortium
agreement’
• If relevant, also include non-scientific/technical risks (e.g. business,
social, project management,...)
• Include real – not token – risks, and credible mitigation measures («it
will not happen» is not a mitigation measure)
• Check / remove references to other / old projects
« The proposal does more than the topic requires »
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
Overall concept (topic requires
A, proposal does A & B)
Main question: how ‘big’ is B? If too big, then the proposal might be
partially out of scope, and (too many) resources might be used on
activities not requested by the topic → lower score
Impact
Expected impacts listed in the
topic text
E.g. topic text requires 50% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction,
and proposal mentions 70% reduction.
• 70% reaches the target → positive evaluation, higher score
• …but the 70% needs to be credible (via e.g. a calculation).
→ A credible 50% reduction is better than a non-credible 70%!
Implementation
Work plan
E.g. overall concept only talks about A, but the work plan included
activities linked to A & B → work plan not in line with concept → lower
score
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
(Going beyond the) state of the art
(SOTA)
• Use a table format: where we are now, and where we want to go
• Ideally, add TRLs (Technology Readiness Levels) in this table
Impact
Expected impacts listed in the topic
text
Clearly describe the current situation (e.g. « we will reduce energy
use with 30% ». Compared to which benchmark?)
Implementation
/
« What is the proposal’s benchmark? »
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
/
Impact
(RIA/IA) Consortium own
contribution
Understand the BBI JU terminology, and include the 3 potential
‘consortium own contribution’ parts in the correct part of the proposal:
• ‘In kind’ contributions = total costs minus total requested funding
(→ budget should reflect this)
• Financial (in cash’) contributions: to be included in part A
(quantification) and part B (section 3.4: qualitative description)
• Additional investments: to be included in part A (quantification) and
part B (section 3.4: qualitative description)
Implementation
/
« The ‘consortium own contribution’ is unclear »
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
/
Impact
/
Implementation
Business case / business plan (IA)
IA-specific evaluation subcriterion: ‘business case and plan’
• (Only) in IAs, you can add a comprehensive business case and
plan after part B’s section 5 → not included in page limit!
• Make cross-references between this ‘extra’ section and section 2,
where you typically should described the exploitation plan
« Where is the business case/plan info?»
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
/
Impact
/
Implementation
Evaluation subcriterion « Appropriateness of
the allocation of tasks, ensuring that all
participants have a valid role and adequate
resources in the project to fulfil that role.»
Even if you are able to convince expert-evaluators that a
beneficiary has expertise, it could still be that their actual
role (what they will do in the project) is unclear or (too)
limited → convince expert-evaluators that you don’t have
‘token’ consortium members, e.g. via resource allocation
(money talks...)
« What is the role of beneficiary X? »
Evaluation (sub)criterion How to solve the issue?
Excellence
Most standard requirements fit best under
‘Excellence’ (biodiversity, logistics, relationship
with other projects,…)
Use a table (left: standard requirement; right: how the
proposal tackles this)
Implementation
• Work plan (standard requirement
‘sustainability assessment – LCA’)
• Business plan / business models
Use a table, explicitly mentioning the ‘standard
requirements’ (→ the expert-evaluator knows that you
have tackled this), potentially referring / cross-
referencing to other parts of the proposal (page limits!)
« How to evaluate the ‘standard requirements’? »
• ‘Standard requirements’ for proposals for the different actions– Annual Work Plan, Table 3, p. 30-32
– Per type of action (excl. CSAs): standard requirements, on top of the topic-specific requirements
How to write a good BBI JU proposal?
• Read / use the Annual Work Plan, which contains:– Topic texts
– ‘Standard requirements’ (table 3)
– A topics glossary (definitions applicable to Call 2020)
– The evaluation (sub)criteria per type of action (CSA/RIA/IA)
• BBI JU website:– The Guide for Applicants (GfA), which contains examples and the
proposal template
– The Call 2020 ‘FAQ for Applicants’ – v2 dd. 4 May 2020
– The SIRA (which contains e.g. the definitions of BBI JU KPIs / expected impacts)
• « Think like / write for an evaluator »
Table of contents
• Horizon 2020 vs. BBI JU: similarities & differences
• Call 2020: opportunities, proposal submission &
evaluation
• How to write a good BBI JU proposal
• BBI JU’s partnering platform (& where to find more info)
BBI JU Partnering Platform
• Database of organisations
• « Find & be found »
• Free
• Accessible via the BBI JU homepage
• Brokerage session / networking
– 1-on-1 meetings
– 23 & 23 Apr
– 12 May
Partner search via SEDIA (1/2)
Partner search via SEDIA (2/2)
• Partner search per BBI JU topic
Partner search via SEDIA (2/2)
• Partner search per BBI JU topic
Other useful information
• Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal (‘SEDIA’)
– Register organisations, topic search, proposal submission,...
– H2020 online manual
• BBI JU website
– BBI JU-specific info (incl. Guide for Applicants (GfA), a regularly
updated FAQ for Applicants,...)
– Info day 22 Apr 2020: presentations & webstreaming/recording
– (Link to) BBI Partnering Platform
Bio-based IndustriesJoint Undertaking
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